Let’s think about it: The game starts with a faceoff, so whoever wins it gets the ball to start with it and set the tone of the game early. And if you don’t play the faceoff right you can get burnt early for a goal in under 10 seconds. And let’s face it: no team wants to be down 0-1 just 10 seconds into a game.
That is why practicing faceoffs as a team is so important.
One way to approach faceoffs is to have a faceoff guy for each middie line. A lot of high school teams have four or five middie lines, so they would have four or five faceoff specialists.
If you are starting a team or don’t know who your guys are, have a competition for the spots after practice or during practice. Tell them how important it is to the team and if they win how they will be on the field more. Kids will want to do it. I have seen some long sticks that can take a faceoff because they are quick. And, if they lose, what better way to stop a fast break than to have a long stick on the ball right a way?
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